Book three of the exciting Christopher Marlowe Cobb series of historical spy thrillers will be coming your way on audio this October. If you haven’t already discovered these terrific books by Robert Olen Butler, go grab a copy of The Hot Country, the first in the series, and give it a listen. It’s brilliantly narrated […]
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Kit Cobb Is Back–and HighBridge Has Got Him
March 6th, 2014 · No Comments · Acquisition News
Tags: Christopher Marlowe Cobb·Empire of Night·espionage·HighBridge·Kit Cobb·mysterious press·Robert Olen Butler·spy novel·The Hot Country·The Star of Istanbul·thriller·World War I
Celebrating Mandela: An Audio History
February 3rd, 2014 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The life of Nelson Mandela – a life that faced oppression, sparked revolution, survived prison, rebuilt a nation, and transformed the world’s view of justice, continues to inspire. Upon his death in December of 2013, at age 95, the world celebrated his unwavering dedication to “the idea of a democratic and free society in which […]
Tags: Ahmed Kathrada·Bongi Mkhabela·Denis Goldberg·desmond tutu·Eddie Daniels·F.W. De Klerk·HighBridge·joe richman·Mandela: An Audio History·Nelson Mandela·P.W. Botha·radio diaries·Sonny Venkatrathnam·South Africa
Uphill, Offbeat, and … Perfect: Kevin Kling’s The Dog Says How
January 7th, 2014 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Storyteller Kevin Kling was born with a natural gift for coaxing humor out of tragedy – and allowing the quirks of his family, his friends, and even his dog, to reveal truths that make it feel good to laugh through the pain. In THE DOG SAYS HOW, Kling offers a personal and enduring account of […]
Tags: HighBridge·Kevin Kling·public radio·storyteller·The Dog Says How
Hot Stuff: Robert Olen Butler’s THE HOT COUNTRY
December 23rd, 2013 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I confess that I’ve read (or listened to) almost nothing in the historical thriller genre, but if The Hot Country by Robert Olen Butler is in any way indicative of the quality of work to be found there, I need to get busy. Because this novel is as well-written, with characters as three-dimensional and interesting […]
Tags: audiobook·Chirstopher Marlowe Cobb·HighBridge·historical thriller·Mexican Civil War·mysterious press·Ray Chase·Robert Olen Butler·The Hot Country·war correspondent
The Unforgettable Tom Keith: Sound Effects Man
December 2nd, 2013 · No Comments · Uncategorized
With the second anniversary of Tom Keith’s unexpected passing retreating all too quietly as winter approaches, I’m reminded there’s one CD in our home that keeps both my eight year old son and my sixty-nine year old mother-in-law in stitches, consistently, and on any given listen. And by “in stitches” I mean unbridled laughter – […]
Tags: A Prairie Home Companion·garrison keillor·HighBridge·loon·public radio·sound effects·Tom Keith
Ties That Bind Finds Value in People and Their Stories
November 5th, 2013 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The photo says it all. Legendary oral historian Studs Terkel passing the torch to StoryCorps founder Dave Isay at the 2003 launch of the StoryCorps recording booth in New York’s Grand Central Terminal. The great work of StoryCorps – to chronicle and celebrate the rich and compelling lives of average Americans in their own voices […]
Tags: Danny Perasa·Dave Isay·HighBridge·Mary Johnson·Monique Ferrer·Scott Simon·StoryCorps·Studs Terkel·Ties That Bind
A Different Kind of Noir Classic: The City When It Rains
October 22nd, 2013 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I’ve been wanting to listen to the Mysterious Press-HighBridge Audio Classics recording of Thomas H. Cook‘s The City When It Rains for a while, ever since meeting Tom at Bouchercon in St. Louis and hearing that this was the favorite of his many books. A recent road trip provided the perfect opportunity for me to […]
Tags: audiobook·HighBridge·mysterious press·mysterious press-highbridge audio classic·mystery·R. C. Bray·The City When It Rains·Thomas H. Cook